While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Martinus BigZ has it right. I don't know who these people are who are writing such glowing reviews of such a crappy movie, but they must have seen a different movie than I did. I'm as Jewish as they come and I think I laughed maybe two times throughout what was supposed to be a laugh a minute movie. I stayed all the way to the end, unfortunately, and what was a boring beginning turned into a sappy, predictable tear-jerker at the end. The only funny part was the Black girl saying "Praise the Lord" and "Halleluyah!", the rest was trite, predictable and worst of all, boring. I see just about every Jewish movie that comes out and I had never saw this one before, so I was wondering why I had never heard anything about it. Now I know why, it was so bad it must have gone straight to video. Maybe I'm too low-brow for you guys, because I liked "Meet The Fokkers", I thought that was a funny movie. This one had me looking at my watch over and over again wondering when it would ever end.

Rent it soon! We laughed and cried and thought a lot about this poignant film when it was over. Please rent it if you care about Jewish culture or family dynamics. Rent it even if you don't. Support independent film-making. Acting was great. Story was great. Direction was great. Film-making at its finest. Share it with your friends as a holiday gift so they won't think their own family is the most dysfunctional they have ever known. This film was a clever mix of Torah and storytelling, neurosis and madness. If you haven't been to a crazy Seder, this is your chance. If you haven't been to any Seder, this is your chance.

i loved this movie and i was so disappointed it has left phoenix already.. I wanted to see it again and for more people to see it. i wonder if it will be back.. I guess i can buy the DVD. If people don't relate to this .. i think they are lying Thanks to all who made it. Its so important to have a sense of humor and to be honest with each other. And to love our differences. FAmilies don't always like each other but we do underneath all the yelling love each other. I wish i could go see it again please return to phoenix. i loved the scenes with the little sparks of light.. WE are love and so we cant help but love each other --we just don't act like we do often. thank you

I really wanted to like this movie and, in the right hands, it could have been great.The concept is one of my favorites - a large dysfunctional family has one of those "crazy gatherings", where all the baggage is brought out, fights ensue, hilarious lines are offered up, and, ultimately, old grudges are resolved, and the family comes together, providing hope for the future.Unfortunately, I think this one missed the mark in a big way. It was miscast - the actors are all too pretty and polished (should have gone lower budge). The comedy borders on slapstick, followed up by one too many "serious" moments (bad combination). Plus, it's about 30 minutes too long (it's like a slasher flick - every time you think it's building to a resolution, it starts over again).Most importantly, the characters felt contrived and none of them are terribly likable. So ultimately, after suffering through this crazy night of fights and yelling and all around twisted zaniness, you really don't care that they all love each other at the end.In a nutshell - Contrived, miscast, poorly edited, and too darn long. Come to think of it, it was just very dysfunctional, just like the Stuckmans themselves.